Sailor · 2007–2025

Preston Wake

racine yacht club PHRF handicap J/70 Farr 40

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Events: 20
Win rate: 15%
Podium rate: 25%
Typically beats: 17%
Best class ranking: #3187
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Richard Sawyer
Biggest lift: Richard Sawyer
Longest-running crew: Roy Reger
Nemesis: John Heaton
Rival: Gregg Zurmuhlen
Best day: 14 Aug 2009
Signature result: 1st of 6

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Richard Sawyer — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Michael Sabinash · Sabotage · J/70 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 37 races won Beat 12% of the fleet together(−39 vs. without) · best 8th · Aug 2020 – Aug 2023
Roy Reger · Hobgobolin 8, Sabotage, Twister, TWISTER · J/70, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 37 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2009 – Jan 2022
Richard Sawyer · MEDICINE MAN · PHRF handicap 3events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+73 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Jul 2025
Bob Warnecke · MEDICINE MAN · PHRF handicap 3events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+73 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Jul 2025
Collin Kohls · MEDICINE MAN · PHRF handicap 3events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+73 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Jul 2025
Todd Knop · MEDICINE MAN · PHRF handicap 3events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+73 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Jul 2025
Richard Hobbs · Hobgoblin · J/111, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 25 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2016 – Aug 2017
Rick Hennig · MEDICINE MAN · PHRF handicap 3events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+73 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Jul 2025
Jamie Martin · MEDICINE MAN · PHRF handicap 3events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+73 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Jul 2025
Eric Tobias · Sabotage · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 3% of the fleet together · best 21st · May 2021 – Aug 2023

Lift shows how much better this sailor finishes with that partner aboard.

Rating history

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 20

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
12 Jul 2025	2025 The HOOK Race	MEDICINE MAN	PHRF handicap	Helm	1st / 5
20 Jul 2024	2024 The HOOK Race	MEDICINE MAN	PHRF handicap	Helm	1st / 2
4 Aug 2023	2023 J/70 Corinthian National Championship	Sabotage	J/70	Autopilot	21st / 21
15 Jul 2023	2023 The Hook Race	MEDICINE MAN	PHRF handicap	Autopilot	1st / 6
4 Feb 2022	2021/2022 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 3 (2022 Midwinter)	Sabotage	J/70	Switch Flipper	57th / 63
8 Jan 2022	2021/2022 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 2	Sabotage	J/70	Tactician	56th / 57
5 Dec 2021	2021/2022 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 1 (2021 Midwinter)	Sabotage	J/70	In the way	51st / 57
13 May 2021	2021 J/70 North American Championship	Sabotage	J/70	Autopilot	56th / 59
9 Apr 2021	2021 Charleston Race Week	Sabotage	J/70	Autopilot	23rd / 27
22 Aug 2020	2020 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta	Sabotage	J/70	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	8th / 13
8 Jun 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Taipan	Farr 40	Main Trimmer	4th / 4
25 Aug 2017	2017 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta	Hobgobolin 8	J/70	Helm	14th / 17
19 Aug 2017	Milwaukee Bay Offshore Series Commodore's Regatta	Hobgoblin	PHRF handicap	Skipper	4th / 6
3 Jun 2017	Milwaukee Bay Offshore Series	Hobgoblin	PHRF handicap	Skipper	6th / 8
16 Jun 2016	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2016	Hobgoblin	J/111	Helm	14th / 15
6 Jun 2014	2014 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Edge	PHRF handicap	Tactician	7th / 9
20 Aug 2010	2010 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Twister	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 10
13 Aug 2009	2009 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	TWISTER	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 8
15 Aug 2008	2008 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Twister	PHRF handicap	Skipper	4th / 8
17 Aug 2007	2007 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Twister	PHRF handicap	Skipper	5th / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	-186 provisional	#61855 band 56181–64057	—
J/70 Crew	-268 provisional	#3187 band 2973–3263	−8.3
All classes Helm	54 provisional	#40986 band 26083–58170	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

J/70 · Helm · 11 races, 1 event · rating -75
J/111 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating -103
Farr 40 · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating -19

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	7 events	0 wins	beats 48%
As crew	13 events	3 wins	beats 32%

Positions: Autopilot (4) · Tactician (2) · Switch Flipper (1) · In the way (1) · Cat 3 Cooler Jockey (1) · Main Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−5 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	30%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	9%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	59%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
John Heaton	42	1–41
Tod Sackett	31	2–28
David Jannetti	30	1–29
Bob Willis	30	1–29
James Prendergast	29	6–23
Hanson Bratton	28	5–23
Richard Witzel	28	1–27
Bryan Hayes	26	17–9
Ike Scott	26	20–6
Lindy Thomas	26	16–10
Gregg Zurmuhlen	25	14–10
Martin Johnsson	25	2–23

Most-beaten opponent: Ike Scott (20–6).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	1	100%
2024	1	1	100%
2023	2	1	50%
2022	2	0	6%
2021	3	0	10%
2020	1	0	42%
2019	1	0	0%
2017	3	0	29%
2016	1	0	7%
2014	1	0	25%
2010	1	0	89%
2009	1	0	71%
2008	1	0	57%
2007	1	0	33%

Boats

Sabotage · J/70 · 7 events · 2020–2023
Twister · PHRF handicap · 4 events · 2007–2010
MEDICINE MAN · PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2023–2025
Hobgoblin · PHRF handicap, J/111 · 3 events · 2016–2017
Taipan · Farr 40 · 1 events · 2019
Hobgobolin 8 · J/70 · 1 events · 2017
Edge · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 9 events
Tampa, FL, USA · 3 events
Racine, WI, USA · 3 events
Milwaukee, WI · 2 events
Detroit, MI, USA · 1 events
Annapolis, MD, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: -186 (±183), #61,855.Helm rating across all classes: 54 (±186), #40,986. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.